Oklahoma

Rock Cafe is a diner that first opened in 1939 along the historic Route 66. In 2001, John Lasseter and a crew from Pixar visited the cafe and was inspired by owner Dawn Welch‘s story. Dawn became the basis of Sally Carrera, the blue Porsche in Pixar’s Cars franchise. The cafe features Cars character cutouts outside and a vast amount of Pixar memorabilia lining the walls inside, including a number of signed posters and original artwork. Address: 114 W Main St, Stroud, OK 74079 Visitor Information: Rock Cafe

Sandhills Curiosity Shop is one of three real-life roadside gift shops along Route 66 (the other two being Jack Rabbit Trading Post and Hackberry General Store) that inspired the design of the Radiator Springs Curios shop, as seen in Pixar’s Cars franchise. You can visit a re-creation of the Radiator Springs Curios shop by visiting Cars Land in Disney California Adventure. Address: 201 S Sheb Wooley St, Erick, OK 73645 Visitor Information: TripAdvisor: Sandhills Curiosity Shop